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Legal Authority/Introduction

The decision to remove a child from an adoptive family prior to the legalization of the adoption is made with the same seriousness and forethought that is given to removing a child from his birth family.

Procedure

The SSW:

Provides services to the child if disruption issues arise and focuses on the following:

Providing counseling for the child to understand the reason the adoption disrupted, including allowing the child to enter feelings and information about the disruption in their lifebook;

Alleviating self blame and working toward increased self-esteem;

Helping the child to identify any growth experiences as a result of the placement; and

Assessing the child’s readiness for another adoptive placement and the type of adoptive family the agency should seek for the child;

Notifies the Adoption Services Branch manager at central office in writing within four (4) working days, upon consideration of the issue of disruption, to plan a conference for addressing the following issues:

Issues of concern in the placement;

Resources that have been used;

Other resources that may be helpful;

The pros and cons of continuing the placement;

If the placement continues, identifying additional services and resources to be used;

When disruption is the plan, discussing the placement alternatives and updating the presentation summary to reactivate the child in the family and child matching process; and

When siblings are involved and separation of siblings is being considered by anyone, policy regarding separation of siblings is followed (SOP 13.9 Sibling Relationship Decisions).